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	Tiger Barb tank mates...possible?
angiewny Big Fish Posts: 430 Kudos: 446 Votes: 47 Registered: 18-May-2003	My husband has a 30gal with 3 tiger barbs, 1 albino tiger barb, 2 green tiger barbs and we wondered if they could be put into my tank which is a 46gallon bowfront & consists of a variety of cories, tetras, & ottos: black phantom tetras red phantom tetras lemon tetras rummy nose tetras rosaceous tetras black & white skirt tetras panda,trill? cories ottos 2 pearl gouramies Please let me know...it is a 46gal with a great amount of fake plants, caves, etc. Thank you.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	no, the tetras if i am right have long fins, so are meals for the tiger barbs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	No don't add Barbs with Tetras but you can add a school of Corydoras, with your Barbs but make sure you have some hiding places, so that they wouldn't be picked. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ Last edited by jasonpisani at 20-Sep-2005 04:50 http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
BM Fish Master Posts: 1436 Kudos: 239 Votes: 127 Registered: 24-Aug-2000	I wouldn't mix those tanks. You could add some other Barbs to his tank- Black Ruby Barbs would go nice. As long as he keeps them in a school- they would tend to harass each other rather than go after other fish- so you could add Corys- definately no tetras except maybe Serpae Tetras. Although I have never tried that combo myself. http://www.fishprofiles.com/site/aquarank.aspx
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005	you could possible go with a dwarf cichlid or maybe a parrot fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
phillip_fish Fingerling Posts: 19 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Jul-2005	I would stay clear of the tetras The 2 pearl gouramies will be fine with barbs. Cories will also be OK, but you could also have something a little tougher like a tiger or red tail botia.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Smaug Hobbyist Posts: 66 Kudos: 72 Votes: 3 Registered: 30-Jul-2004	well, my lucky day: I have the same question... What to join my rabbid tiger barbs!! ehehehe well the gouramies and colisas seems to get well along the barbs, about the apistos i strongly disagree cose they eat to slow to be mates for the barbs... The corys... i think it will be a HELL feeding them without leting the barbs eat the sinking tablets as well as their flakes... I was thinking about Gold Barbs, I think they could handle the tigers... still i don't know for sure...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
fantasyartist Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Aug-2005	All I have in the tank with my "crazy" Barbs is a big ole Pleco. I was never compfy with putting anything else in there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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